Tactile Noise #5
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0A heavy dark gray base, some subtle noise and a 45-degree grid makes this look like a pattern with a tactile feel to it.
Source Atle Mo
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Background pattern 308 (colour 2) #1871
Green CC 0Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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Dark CC 0Similar to original, but without gaps in between the arrows. This seamless pattern was created from a rectangular tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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Grid CC BY-SA 3.0Sharp but soft triangles in light shades of gray.
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Light CC BY-SA 3.0Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!
Source Carolynne
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Dark CC 0Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background@2X #498
Noise CC 0Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background derived from an image on Pixabay.
Source GDJ
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Noise CC 0Prismatic Geometric Pattern Variation 2 With Background
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Background pattern 214 (colour 3) #2375
Green CC 0A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
Square ornament 31 #2434
Dark CC 0Drawn in Paint.net using the kaleidoscope plug-in and vectorised.
Source Firkin
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Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
Stamped Dots On Metal #1083
Metal CC BY-SA 3.0A dark metallic background with a pattern of stamped dots. Here's a dark "metallic" background pattern for you.
Source V. Hartikainen
Background pattern 334 (colour 2) #1731
Yellow CC 0Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by Kaz
Source Firkin
Floral pattern 17 #1723
Dark CC 0Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by mdmelo.
Source Firkin
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black #445
Noise CC 0Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 2 No Black
Source GDJ
Floral design 95 #1790
Green CC 0From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
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Metal CC BY-SA 3.0A rusty grunge background for websites. Feel free to use it in your site's theme.
Source V. Hartikainen
Classy Fabric #611
Dark CC BY-SA 3.0This is lovely, just the right amount of subtle noise, lines and textures.
Source Richard Tabor
Light Brown Wallpaper With Vertical Stripes #905
Stripes CC BY-SA 3.0This seamless light brown background texture resembles a wallpaper with vertical stripes. One way to use it is as a tiled background on web sites.
Source V. Hartikainen